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?hi iHtmiiiv* wirii sono.
4^ wfc*t Is tow? It la % pretty thine.
' Am MMt oat* a shepherd u a kins;
_ And meter too.
For kings have caree that wait upon a crown.
AM cakes eaa make the sweetest love to frown:
And than, ah thn, t ?.
If country loves such swest desires do vain.
' What lady would not love a shepherd swalnT
His flecks are folded, he comes home at night.
As merry as a king la his delight;
And merrier, too.
Fbr kings bethink them what the state require.
Where shepherds careleee carol by the lire.
And then, ah then.
If eountry loves such sweet desires do gain.
What lady would not love a shepherd swalnT
lis klsseth first, then sits as blithe to eat
His cream and curds as doth the king his meat:
And blither, too.
For kings have often fears when they do sup.
When shepherds dread no poison In their cup:
And then, ah then.
If country lovee such sweet desires do gain.
What lady would not love a shepherd swain?
Upon his couch of straw he sleeps ss sound.
As doth the king unon his bed of dowh;
More sounder, too.
For cares cause kings full oft their sleep to spill.
Where weary shepherds lie and snort their fill:
And then, ah then.
If country loves such sweet desires do gain.
What lady would not love a shepherd swain?
? Robert Greene. 1IM.
CDPID GOES HOUSE HUNTING.
"Just when I'm looking my best," de
clared Florence Donaldson, "there's no
where to go and no one to see me."
Her sister-in-law laughed amusedly
at this fearless avowal. "One of the
cruel fatalities of feminine existence,"
she observed.
Florence, dressed in her new spring
dress, had just run across froifl the flat
opposite to see If she could not In
veigle her relative Into an sft*nioou's
outing. Young Mrs. Donaldson, how
ever, was too absorbed iu the making
of a dainty blouse to bet lured from the
sewing machine.
Flushed and bright-eyed she was
working with an ardor that brooked no
interruption.
"Fred wagered that I wouldn't have
this finished when he came home to
night, and I'm determined I shall," she
informed Florence, pausing just long 1
enough for a smile and glance.
"Oh, these young wives!" sighed the
girl. "I wonder if I'll ever be so era zy
for my husband's approval that I'll
stay cooped up indoors on such a ra
diantly beautiful day as this?"
?v "Of course you will, Florrie ? and
you'll take a delight in it;4 too. Love
transforms labor, you know."
"So I have heard," remarked Flor
ence, tttth a grimace; "but that doesn't
alter the fact that there's nowhere for
me to go till* afternoon." She oast a
'look of mlngled?rrfenlty and bitterness
upon her jaunty self as reflected in
the mirror. _
"I'm really sorry, dear^ mattered the
slxter-ln-law. Then, glancing up sud
denly, she beheld Florence fully for
the first time.
"Why, you look lovely, Florrie, I de
clare!" laughed Mrs. Fred Donaldson.
Then she seemed to recollect some
thing. "I declare, Florrie, if you are
really anxious for an outing, I can
suggest one. Oh, if you just could go
it would be such a help. Do you
shpjtoBe ? " ,
"I ibkCs hear about It," encouraged
Florenefe
"Well, Wpuld you care to combine a
business and pleasure trip and at thfe.
same time da me a great favor?"
"Delighted," answered the girl. But
her tone was neutral. She would await
particulars.
"You know, Fred and I have been
looking up a house for the Rummer ? "
"Oh, for pity's sake!"
"Thank you, my dear, for your read
iness to help me."
"I beg your pardon, Mabel. But of
all things ? house hunting! It's the
last thing 1 imagined."
"I sunposo so? but, listen, Florrie.
There's only one house to go to ? it be
longs to one of the university profes
sors. I've already corresponded with
him about It, and he is anxious for me
to come out and look at it. You will
be able to tell whether it will suit or
not."
"I thought," remarked the girl, "that
you said the trip would combine busi
ness with pleasure?"
"Now, Florrlo, how unkind! Won't
it be a pleasure to meet the genial
professor?'
"Well, that depends. Is he old or
young?"
"Oh, you Incorrigible!' He's a settled
man with a family. They're all %o
ing away for the summer, and he wants
to let the house for thut period. I
Imagine from the tone of his letters
that he is a mo?t amiable gentleman."
Florence meditatively adjusted dier
hat. It was pretty and creamy, and
it had pink roses under the brim,
"If 1 thought." she mused, "that
there was any possibility of there be
ing a nice grown up son In the fatn- j
iiy? "
"Florence Donaldson, aren't you |
ashamed! Do take a sensible Interest
In the matter for my sake at lea?t. I
really wish you would go out and see
what tho house Is like."
"Oh, I'll go," laughed Florence,
good-naturedly. "Of course I'll go.
sister, dear. If you feel that you can
trust my judgment."
"Well, (here should be a nice lawn?
you know how Fred glories In a lawn?
and, let me seo now ? there are three
or four other very Important Items.
Bit down while 1 think."
Florem* bbeyed. She listened pa
tiently while Mrs. Donalds.' 4i recount
ed the necessary requirements. The
"three or four" important points had
developed Into at least twenty before
the Intervlow was ended.
it id! well fixca la her mi?d
when she reached Shelborne street and
turned east.
"Yes, the situation was most desir
able." So thought Florence when she
walked along the pretty avenue, with
its rows of comfortable dwellings and
its borders of well kept lawns. All
about her was the radiant freshness of
awakening summer. The trees had
that joyous look which the bursting of
new leafage brings and the grass
glowed with the emerald brightness of
young and springing green.
Young Mrs. Donsldson's surmise as
to the professor's amiability proved
correct. He was certainly a genial
man. But he was also extremely hard
of hearing, so that, in spite of his affa
bility and the charming way in which
he made Florence feel at home, there
was the immediate drawback of an im
perfect understanding between them.
This began when Florence introduced
herself, mentioning the fact that there
had already been some correspondence
concerning the house.
"Ah, certainly, Mrs. Donaldson ? I re
member quite well. Indeed, I hoped
you would come today, for there have
been other parties looking at the
place, and I wanted you to see it be
fore 1 considered any other proposi
tion."
"I -intended to corns earlier In the
day? that is, my sister did, but she was
too busy. It was she who wrote the
letters. I am Miss Donaldson."
"Eh? Oh, yes, yes? so I under-,
stood. You and your husband ? "
Florence raised her voice. "My
.brother and my sister, " she corrected
hftn, "are the ones who "wish to take
the house. I came in my sister's stead,
as she was too busy. She wished ? "
"Eh? Brother and sister coming?
Yes, I remember ? the letter mentioned
that there would be relatives to f visit
you, and that you desired sufficient
room."' Well, the house looks "big
enough, doesn't it? Come and I'll show
you through."
Rather than struggle further to cor
rect his mistaken impression of her
Identity. Florence let the matter
drop.
She followed him through the rooms,
taking mental note of the important
features and smilingly answering to
the name of Mrs. Donaldson.
"And now you must see our back
garden. Pardon me if I say it, but it's
the pride of the family. We flatter
ourselves that the rear of our house
Is quite as attractive as tho front.".
They passed from the dining roofn
upon a broad, shaded veranda. A beau
tifully kept lawn stretched before them.
Adjoining it was a tennis court, where
two young men were at play.
Florence had so completely forgotten
her jest regarding a possible grown-up
son that she was genuinely taken by
surprise when Professor Powell ex
claimed: "Ah, there's by boy Will at
the game again. Pretty good player,
eh?"
Florence judged as much from the
appearance of both young men. They
were well tanned and muscular. The
taller of the two had a really handsome
face, but Florence liked the other
countenance better. There was some
thing decidedly wtnnlng In Its expres
sion, and tho eyes were clear and di
rect In- their glance. She noticed that
young Powell looked more than once
toward tho veranda where she stood
with his father.
Tho girl expressed herself delighted
with the grounds. "I'm sure my sister
will bo pleased," she assured the pro
fessor.
Indoors once more Professor Powell
had a sudden recollection.
"I declare! The Seymourp nre go
ing away for the summer. There's no
uncertainty about that. Suppose you
go over and look at their place? They
wish to let it furnished, the same as we
do. I think It would be wise, for In
cane we don't go, you might be able
to nrrange with them."
The sound of a screen door closing
rather noisily In the next room canned
both to turn. A glimpse of tennis fla-n- j
nels was visible in the shaded dining '
room.
"Hallo, Will ? Is that you?"
"It Is." answered a masculine voice
that tried not. to seem embarrassed.
"Will, will you show this young
lady where the Seymours' house In?
She came to see about our place, you
j know, and "
! Young Powell needed no urging. He
emerged very i?%dlly front the dlalag
room.
"It M?aa tm me that you left tbat
game rather suddenly," observed his
father, with a mlecherious twinkle la
his eye "But the Joke Is on you,
young man, for It's Mrs. ? and not
Miss, ss you no doubt imagined It
would be."
Florence felt the stirring of her fern*
lnlne vanity aa she saw the unmistaka
ble disappointment in the young man's
face.
"My son,. Will ? Mrs. Donaldson."
Oh, that wretched blunder! But how
wss she to explain now? Further
words would only complicate matters.
On the way to the Seymours' young
Powell was very attentive. When a
young woman has dsndng brown eyes
and wears a hat with pink roses under
the brim it Is dlfllcult for a young
man to act otherwise, even when he
Is aware that she prefixes Mrs. to her
name.
The Seymour residence was fully at
attractive as the Powell's. Florence
was sure It would prove satisfactory,
in esse the latter family decided to*
remain in town. ?
"And now," said young Powell, as
they retraced their steps, "we've got
things ready for any emergency. Tou
and your husband ? "
Florence could stand It no longer.
"Oh, don't plesse!" she burst forth.
"I haven't any husband!" And then
she explained It all to the amszed
young fellow.
He laughed with her over the ridic
ulous mistake. His laugh sounded
particularly light-hearted.
"I've taken you so far out of your
way," he apologized; "we're a long
distance from the station, it is much
nearer now to so across to Cottage
Grove avenue. The walk will be pleas
ant. If you don't object, I'll accom
pany you."
Florence did not object.
The walk seemed a very brief one,
after sll. Will Powell coud not but
remark it
"We'll let you know in two or three
dsys about our decision/' he told Flor
ence as they stood waiting for her car.
"I hope your sister will like the Sey
mour place."
Then, as he put her on the car:
"Goodby, I'm glad I met you. And, do
you know, I'm awfully glad you're not
? Mrs. Donaldson."
Florence could not be angry with
him, somehow. She tried to frown,
but the attempt broke up into a mer
ry lsygh.
Will Powell had his wish. The pro
fesBor decided to remain snd Mrs.
Donaldson ? the real Mrs. Donaldson ?
was delighted with the Seymour resi
dence.
Young Powell called personally to
make known his father's decision. And
he managed to see Florence, although
his business was with her sister-in-law.
"What in the world did he talk
about all that, time?" Inquired the lat
ter suspiciously, when at lsst he had
gone.
"Oh, lots of things ? tennis and golf,
and outdoor spoils. . I shall take them
up this summer. Mabel. You know It
is Just what I need."
Mrs. Fred Donaldson smiled know
ingly. "There's nothing like having
an incentive," she observed. And
Florence blushed. ? New York News.
Increased Consumption of Olives
"Detroiters eat 200 percent more
olives today than they did fire' years
agd," said Frederic* Weed. "Oro
cerymen who formerly seldom heard
of olives now make big sales of them.
That is true all over the country.
"All the olives sold in the United
States come from a district within
100 miles of Seville, Spain. The Span
lards have a secret process of prepara
tion that makea these olives the best
available. Italian olives are so ir
regular in size and quality' that they
are used for oil. .California olives
alsomre used for oil, as they will de
cay when pickled. Many Italian olives
arc sent to this country packed in
hogsheads like prunes and these
olives are sold exclusively to Italians
Americans will not eat black olives.
All Spanish olives are stuffed and oth
erwise prepared In Spain, whence they
are shipped here in 200 gallon barrels.
In this country the olives are sorted
nnd bottled. But aside from putting
them up iu brine in bottles the entire
work of preparing them for the table
Is done In Spain." ? Detroit Free Press.
Crocodile Captured Slave Trader.
The trade In slaves has entirely
ceased in 8okoto, but In Hauchl there
was a recrudescence of It. due to fam
ine, the people preferring to sell them
selves as slaves rafhdr than starve
as freemen.
Ten years ago. it is recalled, the en
tire Angass tribe sold themselves into
slavery, but when the famine Is over
they take the first opportunity to de
sert. In the province of Murl famine
gave a great impetus to the trade In )
children, who were wold for food.
One grim incident is recorded: "The
canoes," says the report, "travel by
night and are concealed by day. One
which was discovered In a backwater,
with 22 children on board was pushed
, out into midstream by the traders
j and apparently purposely capsized.
! The slave traders swam for the bank,
but one was held by the leg by a croco
| dlle and captured: 12 children were
, drowned-" ? f>ondon Tribune.
Boys and 8treet?.
The truant schools and reformato
ries of America are crowded with
newsboys and messenger boys who
have succumbed to the demoralizing
temptations of the streets, and the
large majority of those who survive
and reach the time when the messen
ger's uniform is outgrown are unfitted
for regular work and intelligent, use
ful oHiitnsblp. ? Co-operstlve New*.
Southern Agricultural Topics.
Modem Methods That Are. Helpful to
Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stockman.
Profit li Oowpeee. I
The development of agriculture In
the AQgnita cotton district Is due
largely to oowpeaa. . There Is no crop
that has been more profitable during
the Isst ten years than the cow pea
and this season they hare been more
profitable than ever. The country Is
beginning to realise what a great
1 crop they are, and peas are now
bringing above % 2 per bushel: Bven
at that price the demand cannot be
supplied, and the farmers will hare
difficulty in getting a supply of seed.
In Augusta one warehouseman has
handled over 50,000 bushels of cow
peas this season, and it is certain that
he has therefore handled more cow
peas than any other man in the
world This year the cotton crop of
Augusta was very short and the pea
crop hss proren a sort of a blessing
in disguise, so to speak, in more ways
than one. While the crop was pri
marily planted as a soil renovstor
and improver, the fine weather last
season permitted the ? farmers to
gsther the' entire crop and It has
proved a sort of a brldgo over the
gulf for msny a farmer.
The vslue of the cow pea crop for
hsy, pasturage, soil renovation and
seed, places it easily in the front
ranks as a profitable Southern crop,
and to-dsy we are paying $22 to $25 I
per ton for oowpea hay. What more
profit could any man ask for In any
way? The eleven-cent cotton does
not equal it as a crop when labor snd
cost is included; and besides thst the
Improvement in the land is a great
conslderstion.
No mstter what prospects are In
sight the farmers of the whole 8tate
of Georgis would do well to consider
the value of the cow pea crop r.ud
plant them by all means and when
the time to gather them comes be
sure and do It. The farmers must
recognise their vslue.* One of the
most progressive farmers in our
county told me quite recently thst he
would plant them even If he had to
pay $6 per bushel for seed. There
are numerous varieties, and while
down In South Georgia and some
other sections there Is difficulty found
in getting them to withstand the wilt.
It will be found that the Iron cowpea
obviates this difficulty and a good
crop can be grown.
So above all things remember that
the cowpea crop Is one of Georgia's
greatest blessings. It provides' pas
turage to get cattle In good shape to
stand the 'winter, Improves lsnd,
makes valuable hay, and Is profltsble
as s seed crop. Nothing else can
equal It. and nothing else requires
such little labor or will grow on such
poor land. ? J. C. McAullffe, In the
Southern Cultivator.
The Double Row System.
Lay off your row six feet wide;
subsoil this furrow, or double fur
row, so as to throw it out well and
break the land deep. Drill yonr sta
ble manure or eompost In this fur
row, If you have any, if not, put In
200 pounds of commercial fertiliser.
Then list on this furrow, so your list
furrows will be sixteen Inches apart ;
these will constitute your double
rows. Drill in 100 pounds fertilizer
per acre and stir or mix It with the
soil by running a small scooter of
subsoil In the bottom of these two.
furrows. Drop or drill In your corn
and cover lightly with double plow.
When corn comes up you can do first
working by running small plow or
colter between the rows. This will
be the only time you can plow be
tween these double rows. Hoe thin
and replant. At second plowing run
around the double rows. At third
plowing put 100 pounds fertilizer in
this siding furrow and side with wid
er Bcrape, or better, with a cultiva
tor. When you lay-by, drill 100 or
200 pounds guano in the middle and
lay-by level. ThiB gives you 800
pounds of guano per acre. You see,
thiB will virtually have your fertilizer
broadcast, but you do not apply It all
at once; instead you feed the corn
gradually, ns it needs nourishment,
and do not over-stimulate the corn
In the beginning or cause an excesB
of Btalky growth at the expense of
the ears. We forgot to Bay the corn
should be left sixteen inches in the
drill. Our father made seventy-six
bushels of corn per acre on very poor
land, that never had any previous
manuring to bring it up. But after
enriching this land it made one bale
of cotton per acrc in 1906, though it
haa been rented out for fifteen years.
This is one reason we llko to encour
age our farmers in making large
yields ? there Ib nothing like once
getting your land rich. Everything
helps you to keep it so, while the op
posite is true If your land Is poor. ?
J. B. Hunnicutt.
Experience in Raising Sheep.
I have handled sheep for fifty
years, and now own a flock of pure
bred Lincoln*. In general what ap
plies to one breed applies to all, ex
Proverb* and Phraaaa.
Dm can i/mont change the stamp
of nature. ? Shakespeare.
Prudence supplies the want of
every good. ? Juvenal.
No one ever repented of having
held his tongue. ? Italian.
Providence for the moat part seta
oa on a level. ? Spectator.
Whan the ealf geta a fortune he
expaeta to ha railed Mr. Boll. ? Ger
cept that the coarse-wooled breeds
are beet handled in small flock*, say
not over sixty in a flock, whereas the
fine wools do well in flocks of 150.
I would say twenty or twenty-Are
are plenty to start with, or eren ten
If you are not fixed to handle more.
Get young ewes, two or three years
old, as good as you can, but don't be
discouraged if you can't get as good
ss you wsnt, for there is no stock on
the farm as easily graded up. Buy
the best ram you possibly can, and
If your ewea are small it won't hurt
to hare him a little coarse.
Don't feed your sheep much grain
except about lambing time, unless
your pasture is very poor, and then
feed them about a pint of oats twice
a day. A healthy sheep grinds his
food thoroughly, and there ls.no dan
ger In feeding whole oats.
Hare your lambs come early. They
are less liable to worms and you will
have more time to look after them
than Ister when you are busy with
the spring work.
Confine your sheep as little as pos
sible, but let them out on the pasture,
and they will get the grass If there Is
any there.
A vsriety of grass is best for
sheep: in fact, for all kinds of stock.
8heep especially need a good range
and fresh grass. I keep a log in the
pasture, flattened on the top and bot
tom. I bore holes in this about eigh
teen Inches apart and three Inches
deep, and cut it around the tops of
the holes with a knife so that it
makes a slant pretty well to the bot
tom. I salt once a week, putting the
salt in these holes. I take the salt
and a bucket of pine tar. flll the holes
with salt and smear all around the
holes with tar, thus getting a little
tar on the sheep's noses to keep off
the flies that lay the eggs of the grub
worm. This tar is healthy for the
sheep; In fact, for all farm animals.
The salt will not all be eaten, but Is
pretty well gone by the next week. ?
A. Arnold, In Wallace's Fsrmer.'
Hogs and Skim Milk.'
_ Professor A. M. Soule, of the Ken
tucky Station, says:
"In our experiments four lots of
hogs were fed three, six, nine and
twelve pounds of milk to a pound of
grain. One lot consumed an average
of 16.4 pounds of skim milk per
pound of grain. It is difficult to get
hogs of the age and size used to con
sume so much milk, and it Is there
fore evident that the ration of grain
to milk could not be profitably In
creased.
As the gain per head per day made
by these animals was slightly larger
than that made by another lot. It Is
evident that 9.9 pounds of skim milk
resulted In a saving of 0.8 pound of
meal. Market prices for grain and
milk would determine whether It was
profitable to maintain any given ra
tio. Where nine pounds of skim milk
were fed to one pound of grain, the
saving in grain amounted to 0.6 per
pound.
With an abundance of sweet milk
and a largo number of hogs and fifty
to ' eighty-cent corn this saving be
comes an important item to the
farmer. As the gain per head per
day ? 1.4 pounds ? was equivalent to
that made with a larger consumption
of skim milk, and the saving in grain
effected was very small, it might not
be profitable on the average farm to
feed more than nine pounds skim
milk to one pound grain, but local
conditions will have to determine the
proper relationship between the two.
Arapelopsis Triciisidata.
This vine is always catalogued as
A. Veltchii, and is commonly called
Boston Ivy. It is a strong, vigorous
grower, clings closoly to a wall, and
1h very useful for a screen (luring
summer. The only objection to It Is
the fact that being deciduous, tho
leaves drop in the fall nnd only tho
bare branches are left during the
winter. We have one planted at the
corner of our house. The gable end
faces the northeast; this is so com
pletely coveted by the growth of the
vine that, in summer nothing but the
leaves can be seen. The vine has
also run around the corner and cov
ered about half of the side of the
house.
We have mentioned the vine to call
attention to the curious difference in
the growth of the vine this spring.
On the side facing noutheust fhe
leaves are mostly out and many of
them nearly full grown,* while on tho
end of the house facing northeast
less than a dozen twigs show any sign
of growth and on these only one or
two smnll leaves each are formed.
The growth all comes from one set of
roots, therefore it is very strange
that the very slight difference In ex
posure to tho sun should make so
groat a difference In the starting into
growth. ? Florida Agriculturist.
One-seventh of the total area of
?'?ituirt is boglnnd.
Current Events.
Writing in Harper's, Woods Hut
chinson, M. D., insists tliot I'lirmcm
die young, around 40, and gives hard
work during harvest and the almo6t
universal mortgage as the resons,
Mayhap the lightning rod contract,
the adventure with the winsome book
agent and the fenr his wife may
ran aeroM the gold brick he has
hidden in the tanm are also contribu
tor? ciuscsr.? New York Telegram.
Mend Your China.
The abnormal price which one haa
to pay for an Indifferent bottle ot
china cement, which oontains hardly
enough material to mend a single
piece of ware if It is at all expenslife
often makes the work prohibitive at
home, but an excellent cement and
the strongest and best I have ever
tried la made by mixing plaster of
parte with strong gum arable. Apply
It to the broken ends of your china
with a small brush, using the paste.
Then set away to dry and when it la
dry it la ready to use. ? Christian Work
and Evangelist.
i
For the Faded Linen*.
Linen suits which have become ba<l-|
ly faded, but are still gcod ami ser
viceable, may . be refreshed to make
over for children's dresses in th pt
wise: Fill the wash boiler half full Of
nice, clean, bright timothy hay. boll
an hour in sufficient water to cover
the hay; strain through a coarse cloth
into a Jar or vessel large enough to
entirely submerge the gocxls (which
should have been ripped apart and
washed free from dust and soil, pick
ing out all thread3>. and let them He
and soak for twenty-four hours. Be'
sure to have the goods well under the
water, and to have it so, it i* beat
to weight it down; when taken out,
rinse in cold water and dry in the
shade. The result will be a nice shade
of green. Any one who has tried to
wash out grass stains will know hrfw
durable the color is. iJnen goods will
always shrink more or less through
laundering. ? The Comoner. m
I Cooking Time Table.
Old potatoes require twenty-flve
minutes, new ones fifteen.
Old carrots fake an hour, young one#
thirty minutes.
Old cabbage takes twenty-five min
utes, young takes fifteen.
Onions take forty minutes.
Potatoes, boiled take twenty-flve t
minutes, steamed they take thirty^
five minutes.
Parsnips take forty minutes.
Salsify takes two hours.
French beans take thirty minute*.
Cauliflower takes twenty-flve mii\*
utes. w
Turnips take twenty minutes. , *?
Lamb, fifteen minutes for Pitch
pound.
Chicken weighing four pound*. 1 1-2
hours.
Fish weighing flve pounds, one hour.
Turkey weighing ten pounds, threo
hours. AM
Veal, allow twenty minutes for eacl^
pound.
Mutton, thirteen minutes for each
pound.
Slrlcin of beef, rare seven minutes
for each pound; well done allow eigh
teen minutes for each pound.
Beef fillet, twenty minutes for each
pound. ^
Corn, young, twelve minutes. ^
Peas, eighteen to twenty minutes.
* Recipes.
Bouchees de Dame. ? Drop thick cup
cake batter the size of a half-dollar
on buttered paper laid on a pan. hake
light brown, trim each one with a
small baking powder can, spread with
Jelly, put two together and lee -.vltlj^j
soft icing.
Hot Water Gingerbread.? Melt one
quarter cup of butter in one cup of
boiling water In a bowl; add one cup
of molasses and one level teaspoonful
cf ftoda dissolved in one tahlcspoonfu^|
of water; then stir in quickly two and
one half cups of flour, sifted with a
level tablespoonful of Kinder. Hike in
a thin sheet.
Rgg Roll. ? Rub one tablespoonful
each of butter and lard into <ne pint
of flour, add one teaspoonful of bak
ing powder and one-half of salt; beat
one egg nud add eight tahlcspoiuifub^
of milk, stir this into the flour, UnenlH
lightly, rc?ll and cut into two-inch^
squares; rut across the centre of each
roll, brush with sugar water and t ake
fifteen minutes.
Tea (Jems. Sift three cups of flour
with five level teaspoonfuln of baking
powder and one-half level teaspoon
ful of salt. Meat three eggs, add n
rounding tablespoon each of butter
and- sugar, and the flrnr alternately^
with one cup of milk. Itake in but
tered gem pans and serve warm, or
bake in a sheet and cut In squares with
a hot knife.
A Good Plum Pudding. ? Here is one
of the best recipes for plum pudding:
Three-quarters of a pound of Hour, two
ounces of baking powder, two ounces
of bread crumbs. 1 1-2 pounds of suet,
two pounds of raisins, one pound of?
currants, ten ounces of sugar, two^
ounces of almonds, one pound of mix
ed candied peel, unit and spice to.*
taste. Mix the ingredients well to
gether, and add six e?gs well heaten
and three quarters of a pint fif mllk^
IMvlde Into two and boil eight hours.
Eggs a la Caracas.? Grate or chop
very fine two ounces of smoked beef
Add one cupful of thick canned to
matoes, one-quarter of a cupful of
grated cheese, ten drops of onion Juice,
one-eighth of a teaspoonful of clnnft
mon and a dash of cayenne. Melt two
tAblenpoonfuls cf butter In a saucepan;
add this mixture and cook slowly un
til smoking hot. Turn In quickly thre#
well-beat?n eggs, stir until a thick
cream and serve on thin slices of
toast.